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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Vacinations for rabies and other vacs can be had at 140 Tran Phu, opposite park. Both hospitals I tried passed me so best to head there and quick and easy.
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Sapa again
Sunday, September 21st, 2008Still here. Had planned to go to BacHa but foot been a problem. At least my hotel room has a nice balcony overlooking the mountains and rice terraces, so with a good book life not too bad.
Then today for some reason volunteered myself to go and cut rice. Luckily it clouded over after a while and thunder so good excuse to head back before doing too much damage to myself. Not difficult but hard on the back bending over after a while and a few blisters on the hands. I feel the Vietnamese should give me a free visa extension after showing such good socialist willingness.
The terraces themselves losing their splendour as the rice is cut and the stubble burnt so smoke fills the valley. But hopefully a few good photos to take back.
Probably head back to Hanoi Tuesday for that bain in life, visas. Hopefully can get another or will have to leave the country next weekend.
Sapa 5
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Got back from my climb of Mount Fansipan yesterday. The first day we climbed up to 2800 metres. Wasn't too bad, some nice views and didn't rain despite some heavy clouds. Mostly the route ok, walking thru bamboo forests. We ... [Continue reading this entry]
Sapa4
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Never made the motorbike trip as yet. Instead of an easy Sunday afternoon, decided to trek around some other villages. They have just started cutting the rice and it was so colourful I decided to spend more time here. Then got chatting ... [Continue reading this entry]
Sapa 3
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Taken a break from tramping around mountains and paddyfields and a chance to clean out footwear after too many knee deep falls into the paddy - very smelly ones at that ! - lucky I bought new shoes in Hanoi, ... [Continue reading this entry]
Sapa 2
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Still enjoying the fresh cool air of the mountains in Sapa. Lots of good walking opportunities in the mountains and the colourful hilltribe villages and various ethnic groups provide plenty of visual interest. Even enjoy Sapa as lots of the ... [Continue reading this entry]
Sapa 2
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Did a great hike today to Lau Chai and some of the other hilltribe villages and waterfalls. Over 20kms so a fair walk but the weather was kind. The scenery very great with the rice paddies at their finest and mountains ... [Continue reading this entry]
Sapa
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
From CatBa went to Hanoi where the sun shone for once and not many tourists around so pleasant and relatively peaceful.
Then it was an overnight train to LaoCai on the Chinese border. Used the hard sleeper, wasn't like the picture ... [Continue reading this entry]
CatBa
Saturday, September 6th, 2008
Spent the last couple of weeks on the beautiful island of CatBa waiting for a visa extension and china visa, which hasn't happened. Weather has been very hot and humid so swimming and doing nothing has been the order of ... [Continue reading this entry]
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